Tag Archives: The Cure

11.5.2023 History Of Alternative

11.5.2023 History Of Alternative

Beastie Boys, The Breeders, Depeche Mode and Dinosaur Jr. in this set, album anniversaries for Alanis, Alice In Chains, Fiona Apple, Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine and R.E.M., plus Bjork, Oasis, Our Lady Peace and Crazy Town’s “Butterfly”.

10.29.2023 History Of Alternative

10.29.2023 History Of Alternative

The Smiths, Social D, Depeche Mode and Soundgarden in this set, album anniversaries for U2, Foo Fighters and Dinosaur Jr., plus Halloween-themed tunes from The Ramones, Oingo Boingo, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Bauhaus, Siouxsie And The Banshees and more..

10.22.2023 History Of Alternative

10.22.2023 History Of Alternative

Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Liz Phair and Bad Religion in this set, album anniversaries for Linkin Park, STP, Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus, Foo Fighters and My Chemical Romance, plus Pearl Jam, Pavement, The Pixies and The Stone Roses

10.15.2023 History Of Alternative

10.15.2023 History Of Alternative

Weezer, Oasis, The Smiths and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Fatboy Slim, Jimmy Eat World and INXS, plus Paramore, Depeche Mode, Face To Face and The Flaming Lips.

10.8.2023 History Of Alternative

10.8.2023 History Of Alternative

Cake, Pearl Jam, Veruca Salt and Social D in this set, album anniversaries for No Doubt, Green Day, U2, 311, Radiohead, Rise Against, The Lemonheads, Soundgarden and Hot Hot Heat, plus Weezer, Our Lady Peace, Against Me! and Blur’s Parklife (watch the video here)

10.1.2023 History Of Alternative

10.1.2023 History Of Alternative

STP, Local H, Depeche Mode and Yeah Yeah Yeahs in this set, album anniversaries for U2, Oasis, The Replacements, Green Day, Beck, Radiohead, Cake and Mumford And Sons, plus New Order, Blondie, Jimmy Eat World, Alanis and The Afghan Whigs

9.24.2023 History Of Alternative

9.24.2023 History Of Alternative

Beastie Boys, 311, The Cure and Yeah Yeah Yeahs in this set, big album anniversaries for Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Depeche Mode, Weezer, STP, They Might Be Giants and Blind Melon, plus Dinosaur Jr, Radiohead, PJ Harvey and Orgy’s cover of “Blue Monday”.

9.17.2023 History Of Alternative

9.17.2023 History Of Alternative

Jane’s Addiction, Oasis, Primus, Paramore and Nine Inch Nails in this set, album anniversaries for Nirvana, Social D, Cake, Liz Phair, Pearl Jam and Green Day, plus bands playing Riot Fest today: The Cure, AFI and The Dresden Dolls.

Riot Fest 101 playlist

Riot Fest 101 playlist

The playlist from tonight’s two hour preview of the music you’ll hear next weekend in Douglass Park + listen to Riot Mike talk about all things Riot Fest with Brian Phillips here.

9.10.2023 History Of Alternative

9.10.2023 History Of Alternative

Depeche Mode, Weezer, Veruca Salt and New Order in this set, album anniversaries for Muse, Jet, Arcade Fire, Barenaked Ladies, The Black Keys and Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus Riot Fest bands Foo Fighters, The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age, AFI, The Used, Death Cab For Cutie, The Gaslight Anthem and Flogging Molly.

9.3.2023 History Of Alternative

9.3.2023 History Of Alternative

Blink-182, Nine Inch Nails, Veruca Salt and Social D in this set, album anniversaries for Bad Religion, R.E.M., Hole, System Of A Down and Everlast, cool covers from STP and Smashing Pumpkins, plus Riot Fest 2023 bands The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age, Death Cab For Cutie and Tegan And Sara.

8.27.2023 History Of Alternative

8.27.2023 History Of Alternative

Green Day, 311, Bjork and Soundgarden in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Oasis, Queens Of the Stone Age, The Cure, Coldplay, Death Cab For Cutie, Blur and The Breeders, plus Radiohead, Buffalo Tom, Good Charlotte and Tripping Daisy’s “I Got A Girl”.

8.20.2023 History Of Alternative

8.20.2023 History Of Alternative

Weezer, The Cure, Blur and Alice In Chains in this set, album anniversaries for Depeche Mode, Dinosaur Jr., Rancid, Jane’s Addiction and Jack’s Mannequin, plus Nine Inch Nails, They Might Be Giants, Letters To Cleo and cool covers from Soup Dragons and Siouxsie And The Banshees.

8.6.2023 History Of Alternative

8.6.2023 History Of Alternative

Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Veruca Salt and STP in this set, album anniversaries for Arcade Fire, 311, Rise Against, Gin Blossoms and Midnight Oil, plus Lollapalooza 2023 acts: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The 1975, Lana Del Rey, Foals, Sofi Tukker, Billie Eilish, Declan McKenna and Portugal. The Man.

7.30.2023 History of Alternative

7.30.2023 History of Alternative

Weezer, The Cure, Garbage and Sinead O’Connor in this set, album anniversaries for The Strokes, Sublime, Sponge, Sheryl Crow and Silversun Pickups, plus music from the first day of MTV (8/1/81) Split Enz, The Vapors, The Pretenders and The Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star” (watch the video here)

7.23.2023 History Of Alternative

7.23.2023 History Of Alternative

Alice In Chains, The Cure, Blondie and Better Than Ezra in this set, album anniversaries for Cake, Eve 6, R.E.M., Beastie Boys’ “Paul’s Boutique” and Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream”, plus U2, Our Lady Peace, Paramore and Good Charlotte.

7.16.2023 History Of Alternative

7.16.2023 History Of Alternative

The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, The Breeders and Bad Religion in this set, album anniversaries for The Flaming Lips, The Hives, Candlebox and Catherine Wheel, cool covers from Talking Heads, Orgy and Echo And The Bunnymen, plus The Pixies, Garbage and They Might Be Giants.

7.9.2023 History Of Alternative

7.9.2023 History Of Alternative

Beck, STP, Garbage and New Order in this set, album anniversaries for 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys, cool covers from Mike Ness, The Lemonheads and Dynamite Hack, plus Oasis, Depeche Mode, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Wolfmother.

7.2.2023 History Of Alternative

7.2.2023 History Of Alternative

Blur, Violent Femmes, Garbage and They Might Be Giants in this set, several songs from the Singles soundtrack and album anniversaries for Bjork, The Darkness, Foo Fighters, The White Stripes and The Prodigy, plus 311, Blondie, Bad Religion and “4th Of July” from the band X. (watch the video here)